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char *mycmd = "gnome-terminal --profile 'me' -e '/usr/bin/programA --file/usr/bin/config/myconfig.ini --name="programA" --loggingLevel=1'";
popen(mycmd, "r");

Error on 1st line: error: expected ';' before 'Node'

I know this is because of the "" for --name

Is there anyway to get this command to work?

ymn
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Escape the double quotes : 

char *mycmd = "gnome-terminal --profile 'me' -e '/usr/bin/programA --file/usr/bin/config/myconfig.ini --name=\"programA\" --loggingLevel=1'";
Intrepidd
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  • Your second option won't work because the `-e '/usr/bin/programA --file/usr/bin/config/myconfig.ini --name='programA' --loggingLevel=1'` section is already wrapped in single quotes. You'd need to escape either type. – m.brindley Feb 01 '13 at 10:01